Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-26	Berthoud	Co	Prairie Construction LLC	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was constructing stairs from the second level of a residential home to the third level when the stringer broke and they fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a broken cheek bone.
2021-01-14	Berthoud	Co	U.S. Engineering Metalworks, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a pipe groover to groove 10-inch steel pipes. He stopped the machine and was adjusting the groove depth when the machine activated again and pulled in the fingers on his left hand. All four fingers were amputated up to the middle joint.
2020-05-16	Berthoud	Colorado	TruTeam	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing insulation while standing on a scaffold when the employee lost balance and fell 6 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured nose and fractures to both wrists, requiring surgery.
2016-10-19	Berthoud	Colorado	Sun Mountain, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was adjusting limit switches on an energized woodworking machine (tenoner) and amputated the right ring finger.
2015-04-07	Berthoud	Colorado	Creative Foam Composite Systems	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 04/07/2015, an employee lost her right-hand, middle fingertip when she got her hand caught in a rotary press while processing a small piece of foam through the router table.
2015-01-14	Berthoud	Colorado	Pulido Bros	Brain	Other fall to lower level
Employee suffered a critical head injury when he fell off an extension ladder while welding at a steel building construction site.